Dev: crm_rpmcheck: use ansible to get package versions

utils/crm_rpmcheck.py

@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@ def package_data(pkg):
     """
     Gathers version and release information about a package.
     """
+    if os.path.isfile('/bin/ansible'):
+        rc, data = ansible_package_data(pkg)
+        if rc == 0:
+            return data
+
     if os.path.isfile('/bin/rpm'):
         return rpm_package_data(pkg)
 
@@ -31,6 +36,37 @@ def package_data(pkg):
 
     return {'name': pkg, 'error': "unknown package manager"}
 
+packages = None
+def ansible_package_data(pkg) -> tuple[int, dict]:
+    """
+    Gathers version and release information about a package.
+    Using ansible.
+    """
+    global packages
+    if not packages:
+        # if packages is None, then get it
+        rc, out, err = run(['ansible', '-m', 'package_facts', 'localhost'])
+        if rc == -1:
+            return -1, {}
+        # output format 'localhost | SUCCESS => { json...'
+        bracket_pos = out.find('{')
+        if bracket_pos == -1:
+            return -1, {}
+        is_ok = out[:bracket_pos].find('SUCCESS =>')
+        if is_ok == -1:
+            return -1, {}
+
+        # get the json part
+        out = out[bracket_pos:]
+        json_tree = json.loads(out)
+        # get packages
+        packages = json_tree['ansible_facts']['packages']
+
+    if pkg not in packages:
+        return 0, {'name': pkg, 'error': "package not installed"}
+    else:
+        return 0, packages[pkg][0]
+
 
 def rpm_package_data(pkg):
     """